Labour is actually three points AHEAD of the Tories – Pride’s Purge
Just about everybody in the press from the BBC to the Guardian to the Daily Telegraph has been talking about how Labour is 3 points behind the Tories in the latest opinion poll, writes Tom Pride in Pride’s Purge.
Actually, it’s not true.
The latest opinion poll – not reported in the mainstream press – has Labour 3 points ahead of the Tories.
But of course that doesn’t fit the narrative, does it?
Facts often don’t.
N.B. Most opinion polls have a margin of error of 3% points – which would put the two parties neck and neck. However, a look at all the most recent opinion polls indicates Labour with a small lead, and a slightly bigger lead in marginal constituencies.
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Only labour can win thay are the second big party I would like to see them win and not the tories any body but concervitives
This false reporting by the mainstream isn’t as bad for Labour as all that, as it encourages its supporters to avoid getting complacent.
“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?” Robert Orben